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‘I hate having to defend inanimate objects yet again, but…’

by Chris Eger

The speaker for a gun rights group on Monday addressed calls for gun control following the Route 91 Harvest country music festival shooting in Las Vegas.

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LGBT gun control group promises ‘direct action’ if Trump drops gun free zones

by Chris Eger

In response to repeated calls by the soon-to-be 45th president to allow guns in schools, a gun control group formed by George Takei is vowing to stop him.

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Familiar faces form 2 new gun control groups

by Chris Eger

In recent days, actor and activist George Takei has founded One Pulse for America while Connecticut Democrat U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy kicked off the Fund to End Gun Violence.

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House sit-in ends as Senate takes test vote on no fly/no buy bill

by Chris Eger

House Democrats wrapped up their 26-hour protest over gun violence Thursday after the body broke for vacation while the Senate took a cautious first step towards passing a compromise bill.

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Bipartisan lawmakers introduce compromise no fly/no buy proposal (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

A group of moderate senators from both parties came together Tuesday to introduce a measure to the Senate to bring increased scrutiny to those on certain watch lists when buying guns.

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Senate tanks all 4 gun control measures introduced in wake of Orlando

by Chris Eger

It was all hands on deck Monday evening when a full 100-member Senate took roll calls on a set of gun control amendments only to see each one rejected in turn.

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Sit in on the White House conf call on banning AR-15s (AUDIO)

by Chris Eger

With a "We The People" petition to ban civilian ownership of the AR-15 gaining 180,000 signatures, the White House held a special call with Valerie Jarrett on Monday.

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Senate showdown vote on at least 4 gun control measures Monday

by Chris Eger

Short-cutting the normal legislative process, the upper chamber of Congress will vote on four recently added amendments to a Justice Department spending bill focusing on increased gun restrictions.

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Florida Dems call for special session to pass emergency gun laws

by Chris Eger

A group of state lawmakers this week came together to call for a special session of the Florida legislature to vote on a measure to ban gun purchases by those in the Sunshine State who are on federal watch lists.

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Remy on how to react to mass tragedy (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Remy Munasifi, an Arab-American comic has teamed up with Reason TV, a libertarian research organization, to call out the curious politics behind moving to ban guns after a mass tragedy.

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Proposal floated to alert FBI when those formerly on watch list buy guns

by Chris Eger

A group of lawmakers including three Florida Democrats introduced legislation mandating the FBI be notified when someone who used to be on a terror watch list purchases guns or explosives.

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Journalist complains of good customer service when buying AR-15

by Chris Eger

An award-winning columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer Daily News was shocked-- shocked-- that it only took 7 minutes to legally buy an AR-15 over the counter.

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